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Jul 06, 2021
Israel’s New Government Fails to Extend Contentious Citizenship LawGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/world/middleeast/israel-citizenship-law-failure.htmlJul 05, 2021
About 140 students missing and presumed kidnapped after gunmen storm another school in northwest NigeriaGlobal NewsWashington Post
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/05/nigeria-students-kidnap/Jul 02, 2021
China Bolsters Its Nuclear Options With New Missile Silos in a DesertGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/world/asia/china-missile-silos.htmlJul 01, 2021
South Africa’s Zuma doesn’t say if he will comply with jailGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-africas-zuma-doesnt-say-if-he-will-comply-with-jail/2021/07/01/6a70d618-da82-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJul 01, 2021
Hong Kong bans handover protest as official defends lawGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kongs-no-2-official-says-security-law-allows-freedoms/2021/06/30/70d304d2-da18-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJul 01, 2021
Illicit vaccine sites irk Panamanians fed up with inequalityGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/illicit-vaccine-sites-irk-panamanians-fed-up-with-inequality/2021/07/01/bd5ac3fa-da70-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJul 01, 2021
Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting womenGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-officially-withdraws-from-treaty-protecting-women/2021/07/01/052fd136-da6f-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJul 01, 2021
Iran’s supreme leader appoints new hard-line judiciary chiefGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/irans-supreme-leader-appoints-new-judiciary-chief/2021/07/01/e00cc736-da3e-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJul 01, 2021
Israel’s New Leaders Tilt Right With Settler Deal, Hinting at ApproachGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/world/middleeast/israel-settler-deal-bennett.htmlJul 01, 2021
Turkey formally quits treaty to prevent violence against womenGlobal NewsCNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/01/europe/turkey-istanbul-convention-women-intl/index.htmlHighlighted Publications
Jun 03, 2021
Bureau of Justice Statistics: The Justice SystemOffice of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfmJune 2021
Understanding Organized Crime and Violence in Central AsiaU.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/sr_495_understanding_organized_crime_and_violence_in_central_asia.pdfApr 06, 2021
Towards a Global Index of Electoral JusticeInternational IDEA
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/towards-a-global-index-of-electoral-justice.pdfMar 23, 2021
Countering Corruption-Enabled Transnational Crime: A Practice Note for Program Officers and PractitionersJUSTRAC+
https://justrac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JusTRAC-Practice-Note-on-Countering-Corruption-enabled-Transnational-Crime.pdf